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Where Did the Days of the Week Get Their Names?

Have you ever wondered where the days of the week got their names? Let's go back in time and look at the origins of the names and who the days were named after.
June 19th, 2026

We're the Aliens: What If Earth Isn't Actually Our Home Planet?

A fun thought experiment about whether humans are from planet Earth, were created by a deity, or simply migrated here from somewhere else in the cosmos.
April 17th, 2026

Sumerians Were The Original Story Tellers

The Sumerians may have been the first civilization to document human origins. Let's talk about some of their stories and their implications.
January 22nd, 2026

Why Do We Have So Many Counties In America?

America has 3,000 counties because early government had to be reachable by horse. Courthouses multiplied as communities grew, leaving a map frozen in history.
January 9th, 2026

The Rock That Will Brush Our Sky: Apophis and the 2029 Close Call

On April 13, 2029, asteroid Apophis will skim closer than our satellites. Learn its history, orbit, and why it's both awe and apocalypse.
October 7th, 2025

Did the End of the Ice Age Create the World’s Flood Myths?

Ice Age megafloods reshaped the world. Could they be the source of the Great Flood myths found across cultures, from Noah to Gilgamesh?
September 26th, 2025

The Time a Pope Put a Dead Man on Trial: The Cadaver Synod

In 897, Pope Stephen VI dug up his dead predecessor and put him on trial. Yes, it actually happened, and it’s as bizarre as it sounds.
September 16th, 2025

Why Is 18 Considered the Age of Adulthood in America?

For most of history, adulthood began at 21... not 18. Find out why that changed and why 21 is still the legal age for things like drinking.
August 22nd, 2025

The Man Who Sold a Nation That Never Existed

A conman sold land in a fake country, lured settlers to paradise, then vanished. They found only jungle, disease, and death, while he lived rich and free.
September 26th, 2025

How the Iron Road United America During the 1860s

The Transcontinental Railroad united America in the 1860s, linking East and West with iron rails, transforming travel, trade, and the nation's destiny forever.
September 16th, 2025